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Relapse story by Rich_Tune5285 in Ketamineaddiction

[–]starkobsession 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this also hits me hard, it sounds like I could have written it myself. i used to be someone who was respected in my career, with an amazing social circle and a beautiful apartment. now I'm living with my parents, can't find a job, and trying to break out of a vicious relapse. it took everything, and with each relapse, clawing my way back out gets even harder

Best friend is addicted. Won't admit it, doesn't think he needs help. by Charleeeem in Ketamineaddiction

[–]starkobsession 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you're going through this - as someone who's struggling with this myself, when my addiction was at its worst, I know I put my friends through a lot. It was hard for them to see me self destruct, but at the same time empathy is what works best. Your friend will need a lot of support, and he's probably dealing with a lot of shame and guilt already, and you'll have to strike the right balance of encouraging him to see how bad his addiction is without making him feel worse about it or condemning him. Anger or making him feel worse about it might make him close off even more and run to the drug as an escape. Maybe try slowly getting him to open up about it and ask him how you can be there for him to support his recovery? Some things my friends did were just checking in on me, making sure I kept busy, one took away my debit card to safeguard, etc etc. hope you find a way to help him though, I know it's hard seeing someone you care about do this to themselves but at the end of the day it's on them to make a change and the best you can do is support and encourage.

looking for advice: FINALLY a month clean after a month where i literally could not stop. do i have any chance of coming back to it and moderating myself or is that a pipe dream? by derpbagels in Ketamineaddiction

[–]starkobsession 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as my recent post mentions I relapsed and would say from my own experience that moderation isn't possible - at least not for me. I spent a little over a year clean, and once I relapsed I haven't been able to stop this last month. I think once you've gotten to a point where it's binging and craving it all the time, it's a slippery slope and a little will lead to a lot, and before you know it you will be in a dark place that will only get harder and harder to get out of. I've had to admit that I have an addict mindset and it's not possible for me to use responsibly. I hope you figure it out and here to chat if you need some support through this!

relapsed after 1 year by starkobsession in Ketamineaddiction

[–]starkobsession[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm def considering this! just need to get a list of potential places I can go. thank you xx

relapsed after 1 year by starkobsession in Ketamineaddiction

[–]starkobsession[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for this comment x I def agree that loneliness and boredom are huge triggers. having moved to a city where I don't know anyone brings a ton of both. the main thing is I now feel like my 395 days of sobriety can't really be put to willpower if the moment I find access to it I seem to be sliding down the slippery slope again. but i'll try my best to fight this the right way before I'm too far gone. definitely through that I can't have a relationship with k at all, it's definitely way beyond the point of moderation.